What is happening on RedNote is WILD. I'm having conversations with health care workers in China comparing and sharing experiences. Americans are asking Russian users about Russian social media apps. There is a shared earnest desire for cultural exchange that is transcending politics. I have no impression it will be allowed to last but it's really refreshing.
@Hunter It is what the Internet was supposed to be at the first place, isn't it? What's sad is that more and more often people treat instances of such cultural exchange as some kind of miracle rather than a norm.
@Rozzychan @spanin @Hunter Corporate social media intentionally segregated feed/circles by jurisdiction & language both (1) out of a misguided belief their users are xenophobic and would be offended at seeing things in other languages or national/cultural contexts, and (2) for the sake of differentiating advertising & tracking/profiling markets.